Syllogisms - SSC
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All lockets are chains.
100% medals are lockets.
Some rings are chains.
Conclusions:
I. All chains are medals.
II. All medals being rings is a possibility.
- A.
Only conclusion II follows
- B.
Both conclusions I and II follow
- C.
Only conclusion I follows
- D.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
View AnswerRead the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
Some bowls are cups.
All cups are glasses.
Some glasses are plates.
All plates are utensils.
Conclusions:
I. All bowls cannot be utensils.
II. All glasses cannot be utensils.
- A.
Both the conclusions follow
- B.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
- C.
Only conclusion II follows
- D.
Only conclusion I follows
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Testify
- A.
Oppose
- B.
Disprove
- C.
Affirm
- D.
Invalidate
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some cards are postcards.
Some cards are envelopes.
All envelopes are copies.
Conclusions:
I. Some copies are envelopes.
II. Some postcards are copies.
III. Some cards are copies.
- A.
Only conclusions II and III follow
- B.
Only conclusions I and II follow
- C.
Only conclusion I follows
- D.
Only conclusions I and III follow
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No bank is an office.
All offices are stalls.
Conclusions:
I. No bank is a stall.
II. No stall is a bank.
III. Some stalls are offices.
IV. All the stalls are offices.
- A.
Only conclusion I follows
- B.
Both conclusions I and II follow
- C.
Only conclusion III follows
- D.
Both conclusions I and IV follow
Two statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All roads are cycles.
No cycle is a car.
Conclusions:
I. Some cycles are roads.
II. No road is a car.
III. No car is a cycle.
- A.
All the conclusions follow
- B.
Only conclusions I and III follow
- C.
Only conclusions II and III follow
- D.
Only conclusions I and II follow
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All racks are books.
All racks are pens.
Conclusions:
I. All pens are books.
II. Some books are pens.
- A.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
- B.
Only conclusion I follows.
- C.
Only conclusion II follows.
- D.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All computers are calculators.
All calculators are boxes.
Conclusions:
I. All computers are boxes.
II. Some boxes are computers.
- A.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
- B.
Only conclusion II follows.
- C.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
- D.
Only conclusion I follows.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All rats are cats.
Some cats are not dogs.
Conclusions:
I. Some dogs are not rats.
II. Some dogs are rats.
- A.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
- B.
Only conclusion II follows.
- C.
Only conclusion I follows.
- D.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All tractors are cars.
Some scooters are cars.
All scooters are cycles.
Conclusions:
I. All scooters are cars.
II. Some cars are cycles.
III. Some tractors are cycles.
IV. Some tractors are scooters.
- A.
Both conclusions I and II follow
- B.
Only conclusion II follows
- C.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
- D.
Only conclusion I follows
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All ministers are politicians.
All pilots are ministers.
No engineer is a politician.
Conclusions:
I. Some ministers are pilots.
II. No engineer is a minister.
III. No engineer is a pilot.
- A.
Only conclusions I and II follow
- B.
Only conclusions II and III follow
- C.
Only conclusions I and III follow
- D.
All the conclusions follow
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
1.All fans are heaters.
2. Some coolers are fans.
3. All purifiers are coolers.
Conclusions:
I. All purifiers are heaters.
II. Some purifiers are heaters.
III. Some heaters are coolers.
IV. All coolers are heaters.
- A.
Only conclusion III follows
- B.
Both conclusions I and II follow
- C.
Both conclusions II and III follow
- D.
Only conclusion I follows
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All dustbins are plastic items.
No plastic item is stone.
All woods are stones.
Conclusions:
I. No dustbin is wood.
II. No plastic item is wood.
III. Some woods may be dustbins.
- A.
All the conclusions follow
- B.
Only conclusion II follows
- C.
Only conclusions I and II follow
- D.
Only conclusion I follows
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All camels are bats.
No bat is a parrot.
Some camels are lions.
Conclusions:
I. Some bats are lions.
II. No parrot is a camel.
III. No parrot is a lion.
- A.
Both conclusions I and III follow
- B.
Only conclusion II follows
- C.
Only conclusion I follows
- D.
Both conclusions I and II follow
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All computers are laptops.
All hard disks are pen drives.
No pen drive is a keyboard.
No computer is a hard disk.
Conclusions:
I. Some pen drives are not laptops.
II. No keyboard is a computer.
III. No hard disk is a laptop.
IV. All pen drives are not keyboards.
- A.
Only conclusion III follows
- B.
Only conclusion I follows
- C.
Only conclusion II follows
- D.
Only conclusion IV follows
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some dogs are carnivores.
All carnivores are animals.
Some animals are tigers.
Conclusions:
I. Some tigers are dogs.
II. Some carnivores are tigers.
III. All dogs are animals.
- A.
Only conclusion II follows.
- B.
Only conclusions I and III follow.
- C.
Only conclusion I follows.
- D.
None of the conclusions follow.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some balls are spoons.
All stones are balls.
No ball is a pebble.
Conclusions:
I. Some balls are stones.
II. No spoon is a stone.
III. No stone is a pebble.
- A.
Only conclusion III follows.
- B.
Both conclusions I and III follow.
- C.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
- D.
Both conclusions II and III follow.
Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some managers are bosses.
Some doctors are managers.
Conclusions:
I. Some managers are executives.
II. Some doctors are bosses.
- A.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
- B.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
- C.
Only conclusion II follows.
- D.
Only conclusion I follows.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some teachers are graduates.
Some graduates are females.
All females are women.
Conclusions:
I. Some females are teachers.
II. Some women are teachers.
III. All women are females.
- A.
Only conclusion I follows.
- B.
Only conclusion II follows.
- C.
None of the conclusions follow.
- D.
Only conclusions II and III follow.
Three statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All cats are birds.
Some tigers are cats.
All bees are tigers.
Conclusions:
I. All bees are birds.
II. Some bees are birds.
III. Some birds are tigers.
IV. All tigers are birds.
- A.
Only conclusion IV follows
- B.
Only conclusion II follows
- C.
Only conclusion III follows
- D.
Only conclusion I follows
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All lemons are plums.
All plums are dates.
Some dates are mangoes.
Conclusions:
I. Some lemons are mangoes.
II. Some mangoes are plums.
III. All lemons are dates.
IV. Some mangoes are dates.
- A.
Both conclusions III and IV follow
- B.
Only conclusions II and III follow
- C.
Only conclusions I and II follow
- D.
Only conclusions I and IV follow
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No door is a window.
No rack is a door.
All cupboards are windows.
Conclusions:
I. Some cupboards are racks.
II. No cupboard is a door.
III. No rack is a window.
- A.
Only conclusion II follows
- B.
Only conclusions I and III follow
- C.
Only conclusion I follows
- D.
None of the conclusions follow
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No introvert is an extrovert.
All extroverts are ambiverts.
Conclusions:
I. No introvert is an ambivert.
II. No ambivert is an introvert.
III. Some ambiverts are extroverts.
IV. All ambiverts are extroverts.
- A.
Only conclusion I follows
- B.
Only conclusion III follows
- C.
Both conclusions I and IV follow
- D.
Both conclusions I and II follow
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some mats a re carpets.
Some carpets are blanke ts.
No blanket is a quilt.
Conclusions:
I. No quilt is a carpet.
II. No blanket is a mat .
III. Some carpets are m ats.
- A.
Both conclusions I and III follow
- B.
Only conclusion III follows
- C.
Only conclusion II follows
- D.
Only conclusion I follows
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statementsis true, evenif it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No guest is trained.
All trained are employees.
Some employees are tall.
Conclusions:
I. Some tall are trained.
II. Some employees are trained.
III. No tall is a guest.
- A.
Only conclusion I follows
- B.
Only conclusion II follows
- C.
Only conclusions I and II follow
- D.
All the conclusions follow